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Art in South-east Asia

The launch of Art SG during Singapore Art Week adds momentum to the city’s rise as an art capital. Plus: Burmese artists, a print powerhouse and more

© Clockwise from top left: XU ZHEN®/MadeIn Gallery; Alamy; Mandy El-Sayegh/Lehmann Maupin/Photo:Josh S. Rose/UTA; Makiko Kudo/Tomio Koyama Gallery

New Art SG fair reinforces Singapore’s growing art-world influence
It has long trailed Hong Kong as an art-market centre but the city-state is riding a favourable wave
Myanmar artists highlight history and struggle in Singapore Art Week
Often working in exile or through symbols, they have to be careful in a post-coup landscape
Emi Eu of STPI is a hometown hero in Singapore
The gallery is at the forefront of developing artistic paper and printing techniques in south-east Asia
Gallerist Richard Koh: ‘Younger buyers are coming in — the idea of collecting is different’
He has seen Singapore evolve into a livelier art centre through the pandemic, even if there are still limits to what you can say
Artist Liu Kuo-Sung on his 70-year career marrying east and west
Born in mainland China but schooled in Taiwan, he has won fans and ruffled feathers across the strait
Artist Mit Jai Inn: ‘My work is a process, a living condition, not painting’
His vivid, socially engaged work reflects on Thailand’s repressive politics and complex spirituality

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